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Mercury Released By Dental Amalgam Fillings Are Not High Enough To Cause Harm, FDA Finds
July 30, 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final regulation classifying dental amalgam and its component parts -- elemental mercury and a powder alloy -- used in dental fillings. While ... > full story -
Childhood Adversities Have Predictive Role In Peptic Ulcer
July 29, 2009 Childhood adversities have a predictive role in peptic ulcer, according to new research. The most common adversities were long-lasting financial difficulties in the family, serious conflicts in the ... > full story -
New Guideline For The Treatment Of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures
July 22, 2009 The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Board of Directors approved a new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures. Diaphyseal (the shaft of a long ... > full story -
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Can The Relationship Between Doctors And Drug Companies Ever Be A Healthy One?
July 20, 2009 Should the financial ties between doctors and drug companies be completely cut, or are healthy alliances between the two possible with the common aim of improving human health? A debate in PLoS ... > full story -
Give Children Iron Supplements: They Don't Increase Malaria Risk, Study Suggests
July 7, 2009 Iron supplements do not increase the likelihood of contracting malaria and should not be withheld from children at risk of the disease, despite World Health Organization guidelines to the contrary, a ... > full story -
Blood Pressure Targets: Aiming Lower Offers No Benefit, Review Finds
July 7, 2009 Aiming for lower than standard blood pressure targets offers no known clinical benefit, according to a new study. In a systematic review of the evidence, researchers found that using antihypertensive ... > full story -
Chinese Herbs May Relieve Endometriosis Symptoms, Review Finds
July 7, 2009 Chinese herbal medicine may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis. A systematic review found some evidence that women had comparable benefits following laparoscopic surgery and suffered ... > full story -
Doubts Cast On Credibility Of Some Published Clinical Trials
July 2, 2009 Randomized controlled trials are considered the "gold standard" research method for assessing new medical treatments. But new research shows that the design of a remarkable 93 percent of 2235 ... > full story -
Experts Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing
July 2, 2009 The need for a clear set of rules governing genetic ancestry testing is becoming more urgent, according to experts, given the proliferation of private corporations that promise consumers insight into ... > full story -
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Deep Brain Stimulation To Treat Psychiatric Diseases Reviewed
June 29, 2009 Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple ... > full story
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